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Personal income tax up-to-date information for 2003 (Articles 22 and 30)

The following changes were not reflected on the forms for 2003 when they went to print.

Select a tax form from the following list to identify the changes affecting that form. If a form is not listed, there have been no changes affecting that form.

  • Sales and Use Tax Rates:

    The sales tax rates shown in Chart I, New York State Sales and Use Tax Rates by Jurisdiction, in the instructions for Forms IT-200, IT-201, IT-203 and IT-205 were effective through November 30, 2003. Effective December 1, 2003, the counties of Delaware, Otsego and Tioga each increased their tax rate to 8¼%. See Chart I - New York State Sales and Use Tax Rates by Jurisdiction to view an updated version of Chart I which reflects these tax rate changes and also contains information on the rates of tax effective in these counties over the course of calendar year 2003.
     
  • IT-201 and Instructions
     
    There is an error on page 35 in the 2003 Form IT-201-I, Instructions for Form IT-201, that relates to the new line 56 "Sales or use tax".
     
    The error is located only in the printed instruction booklets for Form IT-201 (Form IT-201-I) and the printed income tax packets (Form IT-201-P) that are mailed directly to some New York State taxpayers.
     
    The "New for 2003" paragraph in the lower right corner of page 35 relating to the new line 56 sales or use tax calculation currently tells taxpayers:
     
    " ...If you do not owe any sales or use tax, skip line 56 and go directly to the instructions for line 57, ..."
     
    Because     a sales or use tax dollar amount or "0" must be entered in the data-entry field for new line 56, line 56 cannot be skipped or left blank. The paragraph should read:
     
    " ...If you do not owe any sales or use tax, you must enter "0" on line 56 and then go directly to the instructions for line 57, ..."
     
    Please note:     Only the printed IT-201-I instruction booklets and IT-201-P mailing packets contain the incorrect paragraph. If you access the instructions for Form IT-201(Form IT-201-I) on our Tax Department Web site or use our Publication 352 or our Pub 352-CD ROM, the "New for 2003" paragraph in the lower right corner of page 35 is correct.
     
  • City of New York residents only:
     
    There is an error in the printed New York State income tax packets (IT-201-P) that were mailed directly to some New York taxpayers. The error affects only city of New York residents and is contained only in those tax packets received in the mail.
     
    If you received a Resident Income Tax Return packet (IT-201-P) in the mail, there is a tax computation bracket error on page 90 of the 2003 City of New York Tax Table.
     
    Under the last section titled $65,000 or more** use schedule below, in the area for Married filing jointly, the second tax computation bracket (more than 90,000) is incomplete and another new third bracket (more than 150,000) must be added.
     
    The revised second and new third brackets should read .. 
       90,000 150,000 $3,071 plus 3.648% (.03648) of amount over $90,000
         
      150,000 ........................................................... $5,260 plus 4.25% (.0425)    of amount over $150,000
     
    Please note that this error is only in the printed IT-201-P tax packets that were mailed directly to taxpayers. If you picked up a Resident Income Tax Return instructions booklet (IT-201-I) at your local bank, library, post office, federal office building, or any NY State district tax office, or if you access the instruction for Form IT-201 on our Tax Department Web site, use our Publication 352 or our Pub 352-CD ROM, or if you use any of the year 2003 software tax preparation products on the market, the correct tax computation brackets appear in the City of New York Tax Table.
     
  • Form IT-203 and Instructions
     
    The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act was signed into federal law on December 19, 2003. One provision of this act provides that military pay received by a nonresident, or received by a part-year resident during the part-year resident’s nonresident period, cannot be used in determining the amount of New York State tax the nonresident or part-year resident military member or the member’s spouse must pay. Since the federal legislation had not been enacted at the time the 2003 personal income tax forms and instructions were printed, the forms and instructions do not reflect the changes resulting from this legislation. For revised instructions, see Notice N-04-3.
     
  • Form IT-216-I
     
    There are line reference errors to federal forms in the first paragraph of the instructions for line 11 on page 3 of Form IT-216-I, Instructions for Form IT-216 Claim for Child and Dependent Care Credit. The first paragraph in the line 11 instructions should read as follows (the changes are boldfaced):
     
    This is your eligible federal child and dependent care credit. If you claimed the child and dependent care credit on your federal return, the amount shown on Form IT-216, line 11, should be the same as the amount shown on federal Form 2441, line 9, or federal Form 1040A, Schedule 2, line 9 before any federal limitation.
     
  • Form IT-217-I
     
    There are line reference errors to federal forms in Worksheet C on page 5 and Worksheet D on page 7 of Form IT-217-I, Instructions for Form IT-217-I Claim for Farmers’ School Tax Credit.
     
    Worksheet C
    Lines 6 and 20 should read as follows (changes are boldfaced):
     
    6.  Add the amounts on federal Schedule E, lines 3, 4, 37, and 39
    20. Enter the amount from federal Schedule E, line 42 (see instructions)
     
    Worksheet D
    Lines 5 and 20 should read as follows (changes are boldfaced):
     
    5.  Add the amount on federal Schedule E, lines 3, 4, 37, and 39
    20. Enter the amount from federal Schedule E, line 42 (see instructions)
     
    Note: These corrections have been made to the web version of Form IT-217-I. If you downloaded Form IT-217-I before May 13, 2004, please see revised Form IT-217-I.
     
  • Form IT-601-I
     
    The instructions for Form IT-601, Claim for EZ Wage Tax Credit, have been revised. These instructions currently require taxpayers to submit detailed employee information with their credit forms. This requirement has been deleted as explained in N-Notice N–04-10.
     
  • Form IT-601.1-I
     
    The instructions for Form IT-601.1, Claim for ZEA Wage Tax Credit, have been revised. These instructions currently require taxpayers to submit detailed employee information with their credit forms. This requirement has been deleted as explained in N-Notice N–04-10.
     
  • Form IT-2105.9-I
     
    There is a line reference error on page 7 of the 2003 Form IT-2105.9-I, Instructions for Form IT-2105.9, Underpayment of Estimated Tax by Individuals and Fiduciaries. The error only affects taxpayers who use the annualized income installment method to compute their underpayment penalty. For revised instructions, see Notice N-04-2. 

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